300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

RockvilleBob · 10-07-2016, 03:35 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Quartermaster James

Thanks! Yeah: location! Hope I don't bore you with bear pics!

I do have a trip to Yellowstone planned for Spring 2018, hoping to get bears, moose and wolves. My last trip there years ago was good for all three. Location is important. January I have a trip to the Everglades, kayaking for alligator pictures. Some people live near Yellowstone and also the Everglades and can get there often. On the other hand I do live near several great Wildlife Refuges in Delaware and have great access to birds. Let's see birds vs bears vs wolves vs alligators. While I wouldn't pick birds - it beats not being near a wildlife refuges

Driline · 10-07-2016, 04:13 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by normhead

Can you tell the difference between these and the ones taken on the K-1?

I can tell the Tamron is a bit smoother/nicer looking than the DA*200.

F*300 taken with my own special bird blind.

Pentaxians · 10-07-2016, 11:22 PM - **7 Likes**

A friendly juvenile Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo, taken on this morning with KS1 + Sigma 150-500mm.

Nicolas06 · 10-08-2016, 07:43 AM - **4 Likes**

2 more for Ngorongoro !

Still K3 + HD55-300

**Canada_Rockies** · 10-08-2016, 08:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kevriano

From my point of view, if I get 10% I'm happy. I'm oftenway above that in good light, motionless subjects.

When the sports editor of a paper I was accountant for started handing me film canisters to take to my children's sports events, he said that two rolls of film with four (4) newspaper sports quality shots was good going. At the soccer games (football ...) I shot one roll in the first half and the other in the second. For the first several weeks, I got critique. After a year or two, I was advanced to filling in on adult games.

My scrapbook has a full page of the sports section with two verticals I took at a school sports meet filling the page. That was a rush! The paper in question had a whole wall full of trophies for their sports coverage.

The point: learn from others. Look at their shots and learn from them. Why is one paper's coverage of a game more interesting than the other's?

Back to the quote: 4/72 is nowhere near 10%. That is a superb ratio of captures vs exposures.

Ian Stuart Forsyth · 10-08-2016, 10:21 PM - **4 Likes**

Playing around the yard photographing a few on the locals

Kevriano · 10-09-2016, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

When the sports editor of a paper I was accountant for started handing me film canisters to take to my children's sports events, he said that two rolls of film with four (4) newspaper sports quality shots was good going. At the soccer games (football ...) I shot one roll in the first half and the other in the second. For the first several weeks, I got critique. After a year or two, I was advanced to filling in on adult games.

My scrapbook has a full page of the sports section with two verticals I took at a school sports meet filling the page. That was a rush! The paper in question had a whole wall full of trophies for their sports coverage.

The point: learn from others. Look at their shots and learn from them. Why is one paper's coverage of a game more interesting than the other's?

Back to the quote: 4/72 is nowhere near 10%. That is a superb ratio of captures vs exposures.

Thanks. Interesting about the accepted ratio there, especially given you were talking film too. I guess it's the beauty of digit all, you can shoot so many without considering costs (as an amatuer). Just to refer back to my comment though. After this I was going through my last set of pics and honestlyou had troubless deciding what to keep and and what not to. Happens sometimes.

Nicolas06 · 10-09-2016, 12:48 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kevriano

Thanks. Interesting about the accepted ratio there, especially given you were talking film too. I guess it's the beauty of digit all, you can shoot so many without considering costs (as an amatuer). Just to refer back to my comment though. After this I was going through my last set of pics and honestlyou had troubless deciding what to keep and and what not to. Happens sometimes.

I wonder for cost... If you take thousand regularly, you may end up with 50-100K actuations a year. My understanding is that most non flagship camera would die in that first year or the one after. Say a K30/K50/K70 in Pentax land or even KS1/KS2.

Even with a flagship, if you take an enormous amount of photos, you may find yourself with a failure sooner than expected. With 100K a year you could not expect your K3 to live more than 3-4 years as this would mean a shutter count significantly bigger than the advertised one.

On my side, I am more in the 10K/year range rougly so while a K30/K50 that is say to fail around 30K actuation on average is an issue, but any flagship is more than I need.

I guess that the same for most non pro shooters: As long as you have a flagship, that should be more than enough.

kengoh · 10-09-2016, 12:57 AM - **12 Likes**

Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5
How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame.

Grey Heron flight sequence

RockvilleBob · 10-09-2016, 02:41 AM

Originally posted by kengoh

Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5
How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame.

Grey Heron flight sequence

Terrific Ken. You're an artist and a man with great patience.

lemonsoda · 10-09-2016, 03:35 AM - **15 Likes**

Some more DA*300/TC stuff:

Kevriano · 10-09-2016, 04:23 AM

Originally posted by Nicolas06

I wonder for cost... If you take thousand regularly, you may end up with 50-100K actuations a year. My understanding is that most non flagship camera would die in that first year or the one after. Say a K30/K50/K70 in Pentax land or even KS1/KS2.

Even with a flagship, if you take an enormous amount of photos, you may find yourself with a failure sooner than expected. With 100K a year you could not expect your K3 to live more than 3-4 years as this would mean a shutter count significantly bigger than the advertised one.

On my side, I am more in the 10K/year range rougly so while a K30/K50 that is say to fail around 30K actuation on average is an issue, but any flagship is more than I need.

I guess that the same for most non pro shooters: As long as you have a flagship, that should be more than enough.

My K3 is 18 months old and I'm up to around 15,000, so I should be good

**onlineflyer** · 10-09-2016, 04:55 AM

Originally posted by kengoh

Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5
How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame.

Grey Heron flight sequence

Great shot as usual, kengoh,

**WPRESTO** · 10-09-2016, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by lemonsoda

Some more DA*300/TC stuff:

Several of those images are fine but especially the last one of the hawk. That one is spot-on.

littledrawe · 10-09-2016, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by lemonsoda

Some more DA*300/TC stuff:

Damn, man!

10-09-2016, 12:48 AM - 1 Like	#23453
Nicolas06 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 4,854	Originally posted by Kevriano Thanks. Interesting about the accepted ratio there, especially given you were talking film too. I guess it's the beauty of digit all, you can shoot so many without considering costs (as an amatuer). Just to refer back to my comment though. After this I was going through my last set of pics and honestlyou had troubless deciding what to keep and and what not to. Happens sometimes. I wonder for cost... If you take thousand regularly, you may end up with 50-100K actuations a year. My understanding is that most non flagship camera would die in that first year or the one after. Say a K30/K50/K70 in Pentax land or even KS1/KS2. Even with a flagship, if you take an enormous amount of photos, you may find yourself with a failure sooner than expected. With 100K a year you could not expect your K3 to live more than 3-4 years as this would mean a shutter count significantly bigger than the advertised one. On my side, I am more in the 10K/year range rougly so while a K30/K50 that is say to fail around 30K actuation on average is an issue, but any flagship is more than I need. I guess that the same for most non pro shooters: As long as you have a flagship, that should be more than enough. Last edited by Nicolas06; 10-09-2016 at 01:00 AM.

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10-07-2016, 03:35 PM - 1 Like	#23446
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Originally posted by Quartermaster James Thanks! Yeah: location! Hope I don't bore you with bear pics! I do have a trip to Yellowstone planned for Spring 2018, hoping to get bears, moose and wolves. My last trip there years ago was good for all three. Location is important. January I have a trip to the Everglades, kayaking for alligator pictures. Some people live near Yellowstone and also the Everglades and can get there often. On the other hand I do live near several great Wildlife Refuges in Delaware and have great access to birds. Let's see birds vs bears vs wolves vs alligators. While I wouldn't pick birds - it beats not being near a wildlife refuges

10-07-2016, 04:13 PM - 3 Likes	#23447
Driline Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: IOWA Where the Tall Corn Grows Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,691	Originally posted by normhead Can you tell the difference between these and the ones taken on the K-1? I can tell the Tamron is a bit smoother/nicer looking than the DA200. F300 taken with my own special bird blind.

10-07-2016, 11:22 PM - 7 Likes	#23448
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	A friendly juvenile Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo, taken on this morning with KS1 + Sigma 150-500mm.

10-08-2016, 07:43 AM - 4 Likes	#23449
Nicolas06 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 4,854	2 more for Ngorongoro ! Still K3 + HD55-300

10-08-2016, 08:34 AM - 1 Like	#23450
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Kevriano From my point of view, if I get 10% I'm happy. I'm oftenway above that in good light, motionless subjects. When the sports editor of a paper I was accountant for started handing me film canisters to take to my children's sports events, he said that two rolls of film with four (4) newspaper sports quality shots was good going. At the soccer games (football ...) I shot one roll in the first half and the other in the second. For the first several weeks, I got critique. After a year or two, I was advanced to filling in on adult games. My scrapbook has a full page of the sports section with two verticals I took at a school sports meet filling the page. That was a rush! The paper in question had a whole wall full of trophies for their sports coverage. The point: learn from others. Look at their shots and learn from them. Why is one paper's coverage of a game more interesting than the other's? Back to the quote: 4/72 is nowhere near 10%. That is a superb ratio of captures vs exposures.

10-08-2016, 10:21 PM - 4 Likes	#23451
Ian Stuart Forsyth Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,531	Playing around the yard photographing a few on the locals

10-09-2016, 12:00 AM	#23452
Kevriano Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 472	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies When the sports editor of a paper I was accountant for started handing me film canisters to take to my children's sports events, he said that two rolls of film with four (4) newspaper sports quality shots was good going. At the soccer games (football ...) I shot one roll in the first half and the other in the second. For the first several weeks, I got critique. After a year or two, I was advanced to filling in on adult games. My scrapbook has a full page of the sports section with two verticals I took at a school sports meet filling the page. That was a rush! The paper in question had a whole wall full of trophies for their sports coverage. The point: learn from others. Look at their shots and learn from them. Why is one paper's coverage of a game more interesting than the other's? Back to the quote: 4/72 is nowhere near 10%. That is a superb ratio of captures vs exposures. Thanks. Interesting about the accepted ratio there, especially given you were talking film too. I guess it's the beauty of digit all, you can shoot so many without considering costs (as an amatuer). Just to refer back to my comment though. After this I was going through my last set of pics and honestlyou had troubless deciding what to keep and and what not to. Happens sometimes.

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kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5 How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame. Grey Heron flight sequence

10-09-2016, 02:41 AM	#23455
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Originally posted by kengoh Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5 How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame. Grey Heron flight sequence Terrific Ken. You're an artist and a man with great patience.

10-09-2016, 03:35 AM - 15 Likes	#23456
lemonsoda Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: near Munich airport Posts: 60	Some more DA*300/TC stuff:

10-09-2016, 04:23 AM	#23457
Kevriano Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 472	Originally posted by Nicolas06 I wonder for cost... If you take thousand regularly, you may end up with 50-100K actuations a year. My understanding is that most non flagship camera would die in that first year or the one after. Say a K30/K50/K70 in Pentax land or even KS1/KS2. Even with a flagship, if you take an enormous amount of photos, you may find yourself with a failure sooner than expected. With 100K a year you could not expect your K3 to live more than 3-4 years as this would mean a shutter count significantly bigger than the advertised one. On my side, I am more in the 10K/year range rougly so while a K30/K50 that is say to fail around 30K actuation on average is an issue, but any flagship is more than I need. I guess that the same for most non pro shooters: As long as you have a flagship, that should be more than enough. My K3 is 18 months old and I'm up to around 15,000, so I should be good

10-09-2016, 04:55 AM	#23458
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,088	Originally posted by kengoh Shot with K1 + Sigma 500 F4.5 How I wish I could have shot with DA*300 for more shots within the frame. Grey Heron flight sequence Great shot as usual, kengoh,

10-09-2016, 06:29 AM	#23459
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,087	Originally posted by lemonsoda Some more DA*300/TC stuff: Several of those images are fine but especially the last one of the hawk. That one is spot-on.

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littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by lemonsoda Some more DA*300/TC stuff: Damn, man!

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